Most distant object in the Universe
The newly discovered galaxy is the Most distant object in the Universe. Named MACS0647-JD, we see it as it was 420 million years after the Big Bang. Watch the impressive video…
The Cosmic Tourist
The Cosmic Tourist, a marvelous book written by the most well known astronomers of our time, Patrick Moore, Brian May and Chris Lintott, presenting us with a beautiful way the 100 most stunning destinations in the Universe.
Deepest View Ever of the Universe
Astronomers working with the Hubble Space Telescope have taken the deepest-ever view of the Universe. Above the deepest image of the Cosmos ever made, with a total of over two million seconds of exposure time. Image credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth, D. Magee, and P. Oesch (University of California, Santa Cruz), R. Bouwens (Leiden University), and the HUDF09 Team Watch the video…
Evidence of Dark matter confirmed
A giant string of dark matter has been discovered from the study of the galaxy clusters Abell 222 and Abell 223. Scientists found that the clusters are connected by a dark matter filament, shown here. This is the first observation of dark matter. Image credit: Jörg Dietrich, University of Michigan/University Observatory Munich.
A Tribute to Hubble and the Human Race
A video compilation featuring images from the Hubble Space Telescope, to celebrate how it has opened the portal of the universe to humanity, and how the astonishing images it has captured represent, literally and metaphorically, that humanity’s birthplace.
Pursuit of Light
In this awesome new short, NASA presents the Earth, the planets, the Sun, and the endless universe beyond. It’s six minutes from Earth to forever, and you can see it here!
Magnifying the Universe
An interactive infographic from Number Sleuth that illustrates the scale of over 100 items in the Universe ranging from galaxies to molecules and atoms. Copyright 2012. Magnifying the Universe by Number Sleuth.
10 best quotes of Albert Einstein
• Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
• A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new…
New clock 100 times more accurate than atomic clock
A newly proposed clock that uses the orbit of a neutron around an atomic nucleus to keep time would be so accurate that it would only gain or lose 1/20th of a second every 14 billion years – or about the lifetime of the universe.
Scale of the Universe 2012
From the tiniest to the biggest. Drag the scrollbar or use your mouse-wheel to zoom in and out of the universe.
Prepare to have your mind blown! (click the image above to start)
